"It just keeps showing up in all these places," Hore says. The book also touches on the Dark Horse comic book sequel series the novelization of the '82 remake by Alan Dean Foster the PlayStation sequel from 2002 other IPs clearly influenced by The Thing (think The Addams Family, Doctor Who, Alien, and The X-Files) contemporary music ("They've either sampled parts of the films or the song is literally about the Thing") and even an Antarctic fossil discovery named after the famous monster. RELATED: Quentin Tarantino Reveals His Fictional Star Rick Dalton Pursued Role in John Carpenter's The Thing I go through the timeline of, ‘Well, when were the first reports coming out? Is it accurate? Does it work?’ And it kind of does." Not only that, but the parallel to the real-world, this idea of infected blood, could have been the reason for the project's disastrous box office returns. "People may not have been wanting to to hear about that in 1982 just as the AIDS epidemic was breaking in all the news. To that end, he attempts to settle the debate on whether Carpenter's reimagining was meant to serve as an allegory for the AIDS crisis. "So what's the point of covering that when you can just watch it all there? I tried to go for new information or things that people weren't aware of." "How many DVD and Blu-ray versions are there? And each one seems to come out with new interviews," Hore continues, revealing that he did interview producer Stuart Cohen and Adrienne Barbeau (voice of the chess computer destroyed by MacReady). He covers the 1982 film, of course, but it's not the sole focus, especially since the topic has been picked over so many times. As the film's 40th anniversary approached last summer, he "looked into the history and went, ‘Nobody's ever talked about this.' Everybody talks about each individual movie, but nobody's ever strung everything together." The theoretical dinosaur iteration of the shape-shifting alien had sunk its fangs deep into Hore's mind and began assimilating the grey matter. "I asked him, ‘Are you saying that it had been on Earth since the dinosaur age or had been to the Earth during the dinosaur age and had that part in its makeup?’ He said, ‘No, but it's a great idea. rex teeth," he tells SYFY WIRE over Zoom, speaking to us from his home in rural Queensland. It looks like it's opening its jaws with these giant T. "Just curious, I'd asked him of The Thing, looks like a T. RELATED: The Thing: John Carpenter & Original Producer Talk Sequel Hopes, What Could Be Next While the pair discussed how the United States' crippling fear of the Soviet Union led to an all-out assault on the comics industry during the early years of the Cold War, Hore couldn't help but probe Ploog about his time as a concept artist for John Carpenter's The Thing. The legendary comic book illustrator (known for co-creating superhero icons like Ghost Rider and Werewolf by Night) sat down with Hore several years back for a conversation relating to the author's 2021 book - HORROR: The First Time America's Paranoia Infected the World. You just have to make sure you do not get those decorative sets with unusual shapes like ambassador or whatever they sell that has unusually shaped kings and queens, or burned in artwork on the chessmen.Phil Hore's brazen expedition into the frigid unknown began with Mike Ploog. They also sell very nice and very affordable flat boards that are not actually made with inlaid squares. They also sell a set of chessmen only that are larger in size than the set I linked to. Although you should inspect the hinges to make sure it is flat at the seam in the center when it is unfolded. The folding board in particular is very nice. But they are still good, weighted pieces. The pieces do not have the nice smooth finish like the expensive wooden sets have such as something you could get from chessbazaar or from major brands. If you want cheap then this is pretty good. Wegiel Handmade European Professional Tournament Chess Set With Wood Case - Hand Carved Wood Chess Pieces & Storage Box To Store All The Piece Of wooden and cheap sets that aren’t crap I think those made by Wegiel in Poland are good.
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